Names by year · United States
The names of 1974
In 1974, the SSA recorded 3,039,868 babies with names given at least five times. Jennifer was the top girls' name and Michael the top boys' name.
Girls
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jennifer1 in 23 | 63,107 | #586 |
| 2 | Amy1 in 50 | 29,566 | #257 |
| 3 | Michelle1 in 57 | 25,826 | #465 |
| 4 | Heather1 in 63 | 23,179 | #1,264 |
| 5 | Angela1 in 64 | 22,803 | #408 |
| 6 | Kimberly1 in 65 | 22,427 | #303 |
| 7 | Melissa1 in 66 | 22,166 | #420 |
| 8 | Lisa1 in 74 | 19,778 | #991 |
| 9 | Stephanie1 in 86 | 16,984 | #557 |
| 10 | Rebecca1 in 97 | 15,163 | #350 |
| 11 | Nicole1 in 112 | 13,112 | #383 |
| 12 | Elizabeth1 in 120 | 12,259 | #17 |
| 13 | Mary1 in 125 | 11,738 | #125 |
| 14 | Julie1 in 129 | 11,360 | #873 |
| 15 | Kelly1 in 135 | 10,851 | #852 |
| 16 | Christina1 in 135 | 10,849 | #770 |
| 17 | Jessica1 in 138 | 10,656 | #665 |
| 18 | Shannon1 in 138 | 10,608 | #2,405 |
| 19 | Christine1 in 148 | 9,901 | #1,274 |
| 20 | Sarah1 in 150 | 9,788 | #90 |
| 21 | Laura1 in 151 | 9,716 | #379 |
| 22 | Dawn1 in 156 | 9,417 | #2,174 |
| 23 | Tracy1 in 158 | 9,286 | #2,171 |
| 24 | Tammy1 in 159 | 9,238 | #3,703 |
| 25 | Tina1 in 169 | 8,668 | #2,815 |
Boys
| Rank | Name | born | in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Michael1 in 23 | 67,534 | #21 |
| 2 | Jason1 in 29 | 54,756 | #165 |
| 3 | Christopher1 in 32 | 48,585 | #68 |
| 4 | David1 in 38 | 41,786 | #35 |
| 5 | James1 in 38 | 41,334 | #6 |
| 6 | John1 in 42 | 37,612 | #23 |
| 7 | Robert1 in 42 | 37,005 | #92 |
| 8 | Brian1 in 46 | 34,449 | #339 |
| 9 | Matthew1 in 58 | 27,194 | #32 |
| 10 | William1 in 58 | 26,980 | #9 |
| 11 | Daniel1 in 66 | 23,833 | #22 |
| 12 | Joseph1 in 72 | 21,834 | #29 |
| 13 | Eric1 in 78 | 20,193 | #273 |
| 14 | Kevin1 in 81 | 19,461 | #221 |
| 15 | Jeffrey1 in 81 | 19,320 | #552 |
| 16 | Mark1 in 83 | 18,905 | #245 |
| 17 | Richard1 in 84 | 18,636 | #234 |
| 18 | Scott1 in 87 | 18,030 | #534 |
| 19 | Steven1 in 89 | 17,663 | #271 |
| 20 | Thomas1 in 91 | 17,268 | #34 |
| 21 | Anthony1 in 96 | 16,391 | #46 |
| 22 | Timothy1 in 99 | 15,890 | #203 |
| 23 | Charles1 in 104 | 15,151 | #48 |
| 24 | Jeremy1 in 118 | 13,295 | #292 |
| 25 | Ryan1 in 119 | 13,179 | #99 |
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